Blast, I would have gone but booked up for the Ring Cycle at the Sage in Gateshead. I'll just have to persuade my friend to go in my place. She lives near Galway city so no problem. Angela saw Radio Luxembourg and loved it (well, actually she said it was gripping and a tad disturbing) so I'm sure Tiger Raid will be on her agenda anyhow.

Ring Cycle cost me over £200 for tickets, domino, plus it means I get a week of no sleep. I do love Galway, though, best city in the world, always something happening.

But one day - I WILL get to see Tiger Raid!

-- Edited by EllieForster on Friday 24th of June 2016 09:59:16 AM

Wagner's opera series, the Ring Cycle. Consists of four operas of various lengths - Das Rheingold, Die Walkure (Ride of the Valkyries comes from this, everyone knows that tune), Siegfried and Gotterdamerung. It's basically the rise and fall of the Norse Gods. At Bayreuth they do them all in one week and I've always wanted to go but it is prohibitively expensive. Opera North have put on the entire Ring Cycle on over four years and it was marvellous. International stars, no costumes just black evening gowns for the women and evening dress for the men, it was all about the music and it was fabulous. Then they decided to put the Ring Cycle on as a special event the way they do in Bayrueth. Sold out within a few weeks of the tickets going on sale. Some of the operas are very long, starting at about half two in the afternoon and finishing at the usual half ten - they have three intervals and I'll need to take food (or buy it there). It must be a tremendous strain on the orchestra and singers. The Sage is a wonderful concert venue, though, with marvellous acoustics - opera singers don't use microphones, they learn to project their voices when they train.

Oops, I just got carried away there, sorry!

Those tickets took up my entire entertainment budget for the year, then along came No Man's Land and I just couldn't resist getting a ticket for that - but then Damien was cast and I was thrilled that I'd already got a ticket! Also I was lucky that my daughter and son in law took me to see the Transatlantic Sessions when they were on at the Sage in February - I love the mix of Celtic and American folk.

But Tiger Raid is a must!

I like the way they are building up the excitement for the Galway Film Fleadh! Lots of tweets from Tiger Raid!

Damien should be too busy rehearsing No Man's Land.  And there's still the matter of Fell filming reschedule, or did they make that happen yet?

As we know, Damien won't be at the Irish premiere only Brian and the filmmakers..

so no DaMo on the red carpet photos but at least we have this!

 

Great Tiger Raid interview with Mick Donnellan at Galway Film Fleadh!

(Plus another chance to see that clip and bits of the trailer)

Nice interview.  I can imagine how proud he must be to screen his baby on home turf.  The potential in his first draft 3 person intimate play blossomed into an international scale.